diff --git a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp
index d8fb3957e..a0999b3da 100644
--- a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp
+++ b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp
@@ -789,7 +789,29 @@ void WindowsEthernetTap::destroyAllPersistentTapDevices(const char *pathToHelper
 	}
 
 	for(std::set<std::string>::iterator iidp(instanceIdPathsToRemove.begin());iidp!=instanceIdPathsToRemove.end();++iidp)
-		_deletePersistentTapDevice(pathToHelpers,iidp->c_str());
+		deletePersistentTapDevice(pathToHelpers,iidp->c_str());
+}
+
+void WindowsEthernetTap::deletePersistentTapDevice(const char *pathToHelpers,const char *instanceId)
+{
+	HANDLE devconLog = CreateFileA((std::string(pathToHelpers) + "\\devcon.log").c_str(),GENERIC_WRITE,FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE,NULL,OPEN_ALWAYS,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,NULL);
+	STARTUPINFOA startupInfo;
+	startupInfo.cb = sizeof(startupInfo);
+	if (devconLog != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+		SetFilePointer(devconLog,0,0,FILE_END);
+		startupInfo.hStdOutput = devconLog;
+		startupInfo.hStdError = devconLog;
+	}
+	PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo;
+	memset(&startupInfo,0,sizeof(STARTUPINFOA));
+	memset(&processInfo,0,sizeof(PROCESS_INFORMATION));
+	if (CreateProcessA(NULL,(LPSTR)(std::string("\"") + pathToHelpers + WINENV.devcon + "\" remove @" + instanceId).c_str(),NULL,NULL,FALSE,0,NULL,NULL,&startupInfo,&processInfo)) {
+		WaitForSingleObject(processInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);
+		CloseHandle(processInfo.hProcess);
+		CloseHandle(processInfo.hThread);
+	}
+	if (devconLog != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+		CloseHandle(devconLog);
 }
 
 bool WindowsEthernetTap::_disableTapDevice()
@@ -922,26 +944,4 @@ void WindowsEthernetTap::_setRegistryIPv4Value(const char *regKey,const std::vec
 	}
 }
 
-void WindowsEthernetTap::_deletePersistentTapDevice(const char *pathToHelpers,const char *instanceId)
-{
-	HANDLE devconLog = CreateFileA((std::string(pathToHelpers) + "\\devcon.log").c_str(),GENERIC_WRITE,FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE,NULL,OPEN_ALWAYS,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,NULL);
-	STARTUPINFOA startupInfo;
-	startupInfo.cb = sizeof(startupInfo);
-	if (devconLog != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-		SetFilePointer(devconLog,0,0,FILE_END);
-		startupInfo.hStdOutput = devconLog;
-		startupInfo.hStdError = devconLog;
-	}
-	PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo;
-	memset(&startupInfo,0,sizeof(STARTUPINFOA));
-	memset(&processInfo,0,sizeof(PROCESS_INFORMATION));
-	if (CreateProcessA(NULL,(LPSTR)(std::string("\"") + pathToHelpers + WINENV.devcon + "\" remove @" + instanceId).c_str(),NULL,NULL,FALSE,0,NULL,NULL,&startupInfo,&processInfo)) {
-		WaitForSingleObject(processInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);
-		CloseHandle(processInfo.hProcess);
-		CloseHandle(processInfo.hThread);
-	}
-	if (devconLog != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-		CloseHandle(devconLog);
-}
-
 } // namespace ZeroTier
diff --git a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp
index 7ec8cf19c..670467633 100644
--- a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp
+++ b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
 		throw();
 
 	static void destroyAllPersistentTapDevices(const char *pathToHelpers);
+	static void deletePersistentTapDevice(const char *pathToHelpers,const char *instanceId);
 
 private:
 	bool _disableTapDevice();
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ private:
 	NET_IFINDEX _getDeviceIndex(); // throws on failure
 	std::vector<std::string> _getRegistryIPv4Value(const char *regKey);
 	void _setRegistryIPv4Value(const char *regKey,const std::vector<std::string> &value);
-	static void _deletePersistentTapDevice(const char *pathToHelpers,const char *instanceId);
 
 	void (*_handler)(void *,uint64_t,const MAC &,const MAC &,unsigned int,unsigned int,const void *,unsigned int);
 	void *_arg;
diff --git a/service/OneService.cpp b/service/OneService.cpp
index c32fb7927..bff705007 100644
--- a/service/OneService.cpp
+++ b/service/OneService.cpp
@@ -461,9 +461,16 @@ public:
 			case ZT1_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_CONFIG_OPERATION_DOWN:
 			case ZT1_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_CONFIG_OPERATION_DESTROY:
 				if (t != _taps.end()) {
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+					std::string winInstanceId(t->second->instanceId());
+#endif
 					delete t->second;
 					_taps.erase(t);
 					_tapAssignedIps.erase(nwid);
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+					if ((op == ZT1_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_CONFIG_OPERATION_DESTROY)&&(winInstanceId.length() > 0))
+						WindowsEthernetTap::deletePersistentTapDevice(_homePath.c_str(),winInstanceId.c_str());
+#endif
 				}
 				break;
 		}